Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2015) Winner
Hayden Herrera
ヘイデン・ヘレラ
Hayden Herrera
Aliases:
Hayden Phillips
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-11-20 （Boston, Massachusetts, USA）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vermont (raised) → North Salem, New York (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historian, Art historian
- Active Years
- 1976-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Country School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| The Putney School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Radcliffe College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Barnard College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Hunter College | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| CUNY Graduate Center | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
North Country School
Country:
United States
Primary/secondary education
The Putney School
Country:
United States
Secondary education (boarding school)
Radcliffe College
Country:
United States
Attended then left to pursue painting
Barnard College
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts (1964)
Hunter College
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Master's degree (year unspecified)
CUNY Graduate Center
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Doctoral thesis centered on Frida Kahlo
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography | Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work | Biography or Autobiography | Pulitzer Prize | ファイナリスト |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1996
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
2004
Work:
Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work
Category:
Biography or Autobiography
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
1983 Biography / Art historyA detailed biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, tracing her life and work. Based on the author's doctoral research, the book examines Kahlo's life, artistic practice, and cultural context.
ArtIdentityCultureWomen
Adaptations
- [Film] Frida / Julie Taymor (2002)
Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work
2003 Biography / Art historyA biography analyzing the life and work of Arshile Gorky, situating him within modernism through personal history and art analysis.
ModernismArtist biographyCreative process
Mary Frank
Art history / MonographA study of contemporary sculptor and painter Mary Frank, surveying her work and career.
Work analysisWomen artists
Matisse: A Portrait
Biography / Art historyA biographical study of Henri Matisse's life and work.
ModernismArtist biography
Bibliography
- Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
- Mary Frank
- Matisse: A Portrait
- Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work
Adaptations
- Frida (2002 film, dir. Julie Taymor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed biographical narrativeArt-historical analytical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Art and identityLives and creation of women artistsCultural context (notably Mexican culture)
Legacy
Hayden Herrera significantly contributed to scholarship on Frida Kahlo; her biography reached a wide audience after its 2002 film adaptation. She is recognized for major biographical contributions in art history.
In Popular Culture
- Known as the author of the biography that influenced the film 'Frida' (2002)
Trivia
- Her book 'Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo' was adapted into the film 'Frida' (2002).
- 'Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work' was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize.
- She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1996.